Darrelle Revis

Darrelle Revis
Darrelle Revis

Revis in February 2010
No. 24     New York Jets
Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: July 14, 1985 (1985-07-14) (age 26)
Place of birth: Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College: Pittsburgh
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Debuted in 2007 for the New York Jets
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2011
Tackles     251
Sacks     1.0
Interceptions     18
Touchdowns     3
Passes defensed     84
Stats at NFL.com

Darrelle Shavar Revis (born July 14, 1985) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Revis was drafted in the first round (14th overall) by the Jets in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. His spot on the field is nicknamed "Revis Island", a phrase Revis has trademarked,[1] for his ability to play one-on-one with opposing receivers.[2][3] He is currently considered to be one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL.[4]

Contents

High school career

High school accolades include the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2003 Player of the Year, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2003 WPIAL Class AA Player of the Year, and 2003 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Fabulous 22”.

In the PIAA Class AA State Championship football game, he led Aliquippa to a come-from-behind 32–27 win over Northern Lehigh by scoring 5 touchdowns including 3 rushing touchdowns, a punt return, and the return of a blocked Northern Lehigh field goal attempt. He also completed a 39 yard pass, had a reception, and an interception in the game.[5]

In his junior and senior years of high school he led Aliquippa to WPIAL basketball championships, leading the team in scoring both years, culminating with a 25.2 PPG average his senior season. He also had the most interceptions out of any cornerback for high school.

College career

Revis earned first-team Freshman All-America honors his 2004 freshman campaign. Revis played all 12 games, and started 11 of those 12. Revis tied for fifth on the team with 49 tackles, tied for team lead with 12 broken-up passes, and second on the team with 14 defended passes. Revis also totaled two interceptions. The most important of the two interceptions was against the West Virginia Mountaineers, when he intercepted a late pass that set up the Panthers' game-winning drive. Revis also totaled a career-high seven tackles against Boston College. With Pitt leading 17–10, the Boston College Eagles elected to go for it late in the fourth on fourth-and-goal. The pass got to the one yard line, but Revis hit the receiver and stopped him from getting the score.

Revis' sophomore season in 2005 was another excellent campaign. Revis earned first-team All-Big East at cornerback. Revis led the Panthers with four interceptions and was second-team with 13 defended passes. Revis was ranked second in the Big East with two recovered fumbles. Revis had a 79-yard punt return for a score against the University of Cincinnati and blocked a field goal against UConn which was returned for the score. Revis also had an interception and totaled 119 punt return yards against Rutgers.

Revis' final year at Pitt, his 2006 junior campaign, was where he established himself on the national stage. He was a candidate for Jim Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy at the end of the season. Revis recorded interceptions against the University of Virginia and Cincinnati, which were both taken back for touchdowns.

During the 2006 Backyard Brawl game with rival West Virginia, Revis made a dynamic, 73-yard punt return, while breaking several tackles, and finally scoring a touchdown late in the second quarter. The key block to spring him, by Pitt wide receiver Derek Kinder, took out two Mountaineers. The play was nominated for "Best Play" at the 2007 ESPY Awards and was voted the best College Football Play of the Year.[6]

Awards and honors

Pro career

2007 NFL Draft

Revis announced he would forgo his senior year at Pittsburgh to enter the 2007 NFL Draft;[7] he was considered one of the top 3 cornerbacks available—along with Leon Hall of Michigan and Aaron Ross of Texas—,[8] and was one of the 30 to be drafted.[9] Though he received a combine invite, he chose not to attend, as he had tweaked a hamstring, instead performing at Pittsburgh's Pro Day.[10] Other teammates of Revis' who were drafted were linebacker Clint Session, chosen by the Indianapolis Colts and linebacker H.B. Blades who was chosen by the Washington Redskins.

Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 11⅜ in 204 lb 4.38 s 1.46 s 2.49 s 4.08 s 6.56 s 38 in 10 ft 5 in
All values from Pittsburgh Pro Day (March 16, 2007).[11]

Though Revis was not the first defensive back drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft (that honor went to LaRon Landry, who was chosen by the Washington Redskins with the 6th pick), he was the first cornerback taken that year.[12][13] The New York Jets traded their first-round selection, the first of their second-round selections and their fifth-round selection to the Carolina Panthers for the chance to move from the 25th pick to the 14th pick, one slot ahead of Revis' hometown Pittsburgh Steelers.[12] With their selection, the Jets drafted Revis.[12] Revis would miss the first 21 days of training camp over a contract dispute however he would sign with team on August 15, 2007.[14]

Rookie season

Revis was listed at the starting cornerback for the Jets at the beginning of the 2007 NFL season, the first Jets rookie to do so since Ray Mickens in 1996. In his first game against the New England Patriots, Revis recorded 7 tackles and held Wes Welker to 6 catches for 61 yards in the 38–14 loss. He recorded the first interception of his career against the division-rival Buffalo Bills during their week 8 matchup. Revis would show great progression throughout the season, remaining as the Jets' solid starter and one of their best defensive players. Starting at 16 games, Revis ended his rookie season with 87 total tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and 3 interceptions. Revis was only beaten for touchdowns three times during his rookie season by Braylon Edwards,[15] Lee Evans[16] and Terrell Owens.[17]

Games Tackles Ast Sacks PDef INT TD YDS FF
16 87 13 1.0 17 3 0 20 1

Darrelle Revis' statistics in 2007, his rookie season.

2008 season

Revis in 2008.

As the starting cornerback for the Jets in his second season, Revis began to establish himself as an All-Pro cornerback. During the team's week four matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, Revis faced the vaunted duo of Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald. He would intercept two passes, one of which he returned 32 yards for his first NFL touchdown. Despite his performance alongside All-Pro safety Kerry Rhodes, the Jets' pass defense was ranked 28th[18] which prompted coach Eric Mangini to sign free agent All-Pro cornerback and former New York Jet Ty Law in November.[19] Though the addition of Law was made to bolster the Jets' pass defense, the pass defense continued to struggle and would rank 29th overall by seasons end in spite of Revis' positive performance.[20] It should be noted that Revis' side of the field was known not to be tested as teams instead chose to attack rookie cornerback Dwight Lowery.[21]

For his efforts, Revis was elected to the 2009 Pro Bowl. During the Pro Bowl, Revis intercepted a pass intended for Anquan Boldin with one hand.[22][23]

Games Tackles Ast Sacks PDef INT TD YDS FF
16 45 13 1.0 16 5 1 38 1

2009 season

“ Revis has become the NFL's preeminent lockdown cornerback, drawing comparisons to Deion Sanders and Rod Woodson and propelling the Jets' defense to the top of the charts. ”

—Tim Graham, ESPN.[24]

Darrelle Revis started off the '09 season matched up against some of football's best wide receivers. In Week 1, he helped limit Houston Texans Pro-bowler Andre Johnson to four receptions for 35 yards. Revis then faced Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, when he matched up against another Pro-bowl receiver, Randy Moss, and limited him to four receptions and 24 yards after catching 14 passes for 141 yards the week prior. Revis also had an interception against Brady, helping the Jets defense to be the first team since 2006 to stop the Patriots from scoring a touchdown.

Week 5 against the Miami Dolphins was the lone blemish on Revis's season, as he was beaten by wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr. for a 53-yard touchdown reception on Monday Night Football, during the Jets 31–27 week 5 loss to the Dolphins'.[25]

Jets head coach Rex Ryan has stated on several occasions that he thinks Revis is the "best" cornerback in the NFL, and that he is also the best cornerback he's worked with, in all of his years of coaching defenses. NFL Total Access ranked him as the No. 3 cornerback in the league on a Best In The Biz list before the '09 season kicked off. Deion Sanders also said "Revis is going to be the best corner in the game for years."[26]

Revis ended the year winning a Pro Bowl spot, and earned major respect inside and outside the league. In Week 17 (the NFL's last regular season week), he ended up locking Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco down, preventing Ochocinco from a single reception, in part because a win would not advance Cincinnati to a higher playoff seed, and also because Ochocinco left the game with an injured knee. The Jets won the game 37–0, their second shutout, and third 'defensive' shutout. The victory qualified the Jets for the postseason, and the two teams met up again six days later in the first round. During the Jets' 24–14 victory over the Bengals, Revis again shut down Ochocinco, limiting him to two catches for 28 yards and collecting an interception.

In the second week of the playoffs, Revis and the Jets defeated the AFC's #2 seed San Diego Chargers, 17–14. Since the Chargers had a large variety of well acclaimed receivers, Revis was forced to cover most of them, yet San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers only threw the ball to a receiver covered by Revis three times during the entire game. Two of the three were tipped away by Revis for an incomplete pass, and the third was an interception. His interception was made diving to the ground to catch a ball that was deflected off the shoe of Chargers' wide receiver Vincent Jackson. Revis's interception changed the momentum of the game and was instrumental in the Jets' 17–14 victory. The win led the Jets to the AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts, the Jets first trip to the AFC Championship game since 1998. The Jets lost 30–17, due to a lack of scoring in the second half (0 points), and poor secondary playing, with the exception of Revis himself, who only allowed 2 receptions.

Revis lost in the Defensive Player of the Year voting to Charles Woodson, 28–14.[27] During an interview, when asked on his thoughts, head coach Rex Ryan expressed "This, in my opinion, was the best year a corner has ever had, the most impact a corner has ever had in the National Football League. That's my opinion. Apparently, that wasn't how everybody felt."[28] He also went on to say "A number that I think would be interesting would be eight, and no, that’s not the amount of touchdown passes that Green Bay (Woodson's team) gave up against Arizona. That is the number of touchdown passes we gave up all season, and the biggest reason for that is Darrelle Revis."[28]

Games Tackles Ast Sacks PDef INT TD YDS FF
16 47 7 0.0 31 7 1 121 0

2010 season

Revis missed almost all of training camp and all four of the team's preseason contests while holding out for a new contract. He was to receive approximately $1 million in the fourth year of a six year contract.[29] On September 5, an agreement was reached on a four year $32 million guaranteed contract, and Revis subsequently reported to camp the next day, a week before the team's season opener.[30][31]

During the team's Week 2 matchup against the New England Patriots, Revis left the game with what was later revealed to be a strained hamstring.[32] Revis would miss two weeks of the season.[33][34] Revis reaggravated the hamstring following the team's matchup against the Minnesota Vikings.[35] On October 17, 2010, Revis was activated two hours prior to kickoff against the Denver Broncos and started the game.[36] The Jets headed into a bye week following their victory over Denver thus allowing Revis to rehab his hamstring.[37] Revis has since declared himself to be 100 percent.[37]

On October 14, 2010, Revis, who was attempting to make it to practice on time, was cited for speeding and careless driving, going 80 mph in a 40 mph zone.[38]

During the 2011 AFC Wild Card game, Revis held Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne to one catch for a mere one yard in a victory over the Colts.

2011 season

In the 2011 NFL season, Revis has only allowed 12 receptions in eight games. He has four interceptions so far, and opposing quarterbacks have a 2.9 passer rating when throwing against him.

On October 17, 2011, Revis intercepted a pass intended for Brandon Marshall and ran it back 100 yards for a touchdown, tying the longest interception return in Jets history, first set by Aaron Glenn in 1996.[39]

Personal

Revis was born to former high school track star, Diana Gilbert, and Darryl Revis.[40] He has two siblings, DéAudra, and Terry.[40] John Geiger is Revis' best friend and manager.[41] Revis is the nephew of former NFL defensive lineman, Sean Gilbert.[42]

Revis has a daughter, Deyani and a son Jayden.[43]

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